Brown dwarf found orbiting a young Sun-like star

The separation between the 36 Jupiter-mass brown dwarf companion and its primary star is only 18 astronomical units. Most young brown dwarf and planetary companions found by direct imaging are at orbital separations greater than 50 AU.

Link: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=10090

Time: 2. Aug. 2010

Feed: Astronomy.com - News

Topics: brown, dwarf, found, star, young